as in nerve
shameless boldness
had the brass to demand a refund for something they had broken themselves!
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Recent Examples of brass
Active from 1967, the brass rock pioneers have been touring for 58 consecutive years with three original band members Robert Lamm (vocals, keys), Lee Loughnane (vocals, trumpet) and James Pankow (trombone).
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This year’s decentralized draft format allowed team brass to set up operations at Amalie Arena, away from crowded tables and open ears on the draft floor.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The dam was built to divert water from the Naugatuck River into Ansonia to power a copper and brass mill, according to NVCOG.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Instead, Heat brass was limited to a predraft meeting with him at the NBA Draft Combine in May in Chicago.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
This year’s decentralized draft format allowed team brass to set up operations at Amalie Arena, away from crowded tables and open ears on the draft floor.
—Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
The dam was built to divert water from the Naugatuck River into Ansonia to power a copper and brass mill, according to NVCOG.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Instead, Heat brass was limited to a predraft meeting with him at the NBA Draft Combine in May in Chicago.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brass
Noun
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In that study, a chemical formulation was injected into a paralyzed rat's spine before the nerve tissue was stimulated with electricity.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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Consider Otto Loewi, the German physiologist who helped prove that nerve signals are transmitted chemically.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Ignoring the reason Fernandes Anderson won’t be back to join her former colleagues made for some moments of head-smacking irony and sheer gall.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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Queen, not yet a high school upperclassman, showed some gall.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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Putin’s arrogance in wanting total Ukrainian surrender could prove his downfall, if only Trump sticks to his position.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
15 July 2025
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The arrogance wasn’t hers alone; many people have tried to assign the Tully monster a place in the tree of life since it was first discovered 70 years ago.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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